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EPA/WATER | RIN: 2040-AF13 | Publication ID: 2012 |
Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision to Address Discharges From Developed Sites | |
Abstract: : Stormwater discharges from developed areas are a major cause of degradation of surface waters due to the conveyance of pollutants and the erosive power of increased stormwater flow rates and volumes. Current stormwater regulations were promulgated in 1990 and 1999. In 2006, the Office of Water asked the National Research Council (NRC) to review the stormwater program and recommend ways to strengthen it. The NRC Report, which was finalized in October 2008, found that the current stormwater program ". . . is not likely to adequately control stormwater's contribution to waterbody impairment" and recommended that EPA take action to address the harmful effects of stormwater flow. This proposed action would establish requirements for, at minimum, managing stormwater discharges from newly developed and re-developed sites, to reduce the amount of pollutants in stormwater discharges entering receiving waters by reducing the discharge of excess stormwater, and may take other actions to implement improved control of stormwater pollution and more efficient rainwater use. This action could promote the use of green infrastructure approaches to manage stormwater. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.26 | |
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq |
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0817. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions | Federalism: Yes |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Connie Bosma Environmental Protection Agency Water Mail Code 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-6773 Fax:202 564-6431 Email: bosma.connie@epa.gov Janet Goodwin Environmental Protection Agency Water 4303T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1060 Email: goodwin.janet@epamail.epa.gov |